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TTCM China Establishes New Glass Subsidiary

TTCM China, Inc., a leading producer and supplier of glass-reinforced fiber plastic pipes and related products, today announced the establishment of a new subsidiary.

5 Mar 2008

Free Vision Correction Surgery for Spinal Cord Injury Patients

A Dawsonville, GA man who was left paralyzed from an auto accident 13 years ago is now living without his glasses thanks to Dr. George O. Waring, M.D., a surgeon at InView, a leading laser surgery center in Atlanta, GA.

5 Mar 2008

Unique Quantum Discovery Revolutionizes Encryption Technology

An unusual observation in a University of Central Florida physics lab may lead to a new generation of "Quantum Computers" that will render today's computer and credit card encryption technology obsolete.

5 Mar 2008

Ultrafast Electron Microscopy Reveals Switchable Nanochannels in Materials

Microscopic fissures in a tiny crystal open and close-on command. Researchers led by Ahmed H. Zewail successfully used ultrafast electron microscopy (UEM) to observe nanoscopic structures at their "exercises", as they report in the journal Angewandte Chemie. Such switchable nanochannels could be useful for future nanoelectronics and nanoscopic "machines".

5 Mar 2008

Using Sunlight to Convert Biomass to Synthesis Gas

The University of Colorado at Boulder has been awarded $1 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop rapid solar- thermal chemical reactor systems for the conversion of biomass material like switchgrass and algae to synthesis gas.

5 Mar 2008

More Than 95 Percent of LASIK Patients are Satisfied with Their New Vision

Worldwide, an average 95.4 percent of LASIK patients are satisfied with their new vision, according to the first review of the world body of scientific literature, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) announced today.

5 Mar 2008

Leading Renewable Energy Lab Chooses Spire For Solar Module Testing

Spire Corporation, a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules worldwide, today announced that it has received a purchase order for its advanced Single Long Pulse Solar Simulator from the United States Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) located in Golden, Colorado.

5 Mar 2008

Groundbreaking Partnership to Advance the Development of Photovoltaic Roofing Products

CertainTeed Corporation, a leading North American manufacturer of interior and exterior building products, announced today it has entered into a groundbreaking partnership with SRS Energy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to advance the development of photovoltaic roofing products.

5 Mar 2008

Conference Addressing Important Issues in Photovoltaics and Solar Technologies

Solar Promotion International GmbH, Freiburg Management und Marketing International GmbH (FMMI) and Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) announce the debut of the Intersolar North America exhibition and conference, to take place from July 15-17 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

5 Mar 2008

Ultra Fast Framing Camera Offers Ease of Use and High Performance

Specialised Imaging Ltd. has announced the introduction of the SIM-D Ultra Fast Framing camera - a new compact system combining ease of use, ease of maintenance and high performance.

5 Mar 2008

JDSU Reaches Milestone in the Manufacture of Linear Variable Filters

JDSU announced today it has reached a milestone in the manufacture of Linear Variable Filters (LVF).

5 Mar 2008

Red phosphorescent Supports Market Trend Toward High-Performance OLED Devices

Ciba has developed a deep red phosphorescent OLED emitter that functions optimally in combination with the Novaled PIN OLED™ technology, delivering a lifetime of 50,000 hours at an initial brightness of 1,000 cd/sqm. The new material supports the market trend toward high-performance, low-voltage OLED devices for display and lighting applications.

5 Mar 2008

Large-Scale Solar Panels Expected to Lower the Cost of Solar Power

Solar energy is moving into a new phase in Taiwan with the start-up of the country's first, large-scale thin film solar cell manufacturing plant. BOC Lien Hwa, Taiwan's leading electronic gases supplier, has been selected to supply NexPower in Taichung, central Taiwan, with a wide range of high purity gases used in the manufacturing process.

4 Mar 2008

SPD-Smart Armored Vehicle Glazings Provide Greater Security and Comfort

GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems Inc. has acquired a license from Research Frontiers Inc., the developer and licensor of SPD-Smart™ light-control film technology.

4 Mar 2008

First-Ever Demonstration of Manufacturing Solar Cells by Inkjet Printing

Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced the company successfully conducted the first-ever demonstration of manufacturing solar cells by highly efficient inkjet printing.

4 Mar 2008